Man Pictured Mowing Lawn Next to Tornado Creates Online Storm (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Image credit: Cecilia Wessels/Facebook

A photo of a man casually mowing his lawn while a giant tornado looms in the background has got the internet in a spin.

The awesome photo, taken in Alberta, Canada on Friday, shows Cecilia Wessels’ husband, Theunis nonchalantly mowing the lawn as the tornado passes by their home in Three Hills.

Wessels said she only took the picture to show the tornado to her parents in South Africa, and never expected the social media storm that followed. She added that cutting the grass had been on her husband’s to-do list for a while, and once he started, he wanted to finish.

The tornado is my self destructive tendencies, the lawn is my life pic.twitter.com/JNiU4ZwgnR

— elliot (@ellliot_wood) June 4, 2017

"There goes my hero. Watch him as he mows…"https://t.co/2M8FxW76bU pic.twitter.com/Ff8YSpPGmv

— Josh Portman (@joshportman) June 4, 2017

Thenuis said the twister looks closer in the picture than it actually was, and insists he was “keeping an eye on it.”

“It looks much closer if you look in the photo, but it was really far away. Well, not really far, far away, but it was far away from us,” Thenuis told CBC. “I was keeping an eye on it.”

i'm the guy mowing the lawn and the tornado is all the responsibilities i've been ignoring pic.twitter.com/yfSA2pJYCz

— antonio (@antoniodelotero) June 4, 2017

Nothing stops a Canadian from mowing his lawn. Photo credit Cecilia Wessels. pic.twitter.com/mTqh6xzbEk

— Sean Schofer (@SeanSchofer) June 3, 2017

Many Twitter users drew comparison between Thenius’ calm composure in the face of uncertain chaos and today’s political climate.

A man mows his lawn ignoring the tornado that looms behind him. This is a great metaphor for the new US policy on climate change. pic.twitter.com/u9WDN3LcP6

— Adam Best (@adamcbest) June 4, 2017

A good metaphor of the times: "Man who mowed lawn with tornado behind him says he 'was keeping an eye on it.'" https://t.co/7seyr1ulJn pic.twitter.com/BhkocNVrAQ

— Josh Lambier (@JoshuaLambier) June 4, 2017

I don't know Rachel, sometimes it feels like we're mowing the lawn headfirst straight into the tornado

— Aadil Bharwani (@AadilBharwani) June 4, 2017

The tornado was a result of a severe thunderstorm and despite more incredible photos of the storm touching down in Wimborne, there were no reported injuries.

Viewer Don Wolff sent along this dramatic pic of the tornado at Three Hills. #yyc pic.twitter.com/b4WOwCYh4P

— Reg Hampton (@CTVrhampton) June 2, 2017

#abstorm east of three hills pic.twitter.com/HbjO5ZLa07

— Ryan T (@rtt05) June 2, 2017

So this is happening just north of Three Hills right now…. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/b26Xn0g63q

— David Gilfoy (@DavidGilfoy) June 2, 2017

My mom just sent me these photos, the view from her place in #ThreeHills right now! #abstorm @hbthreehills pic.twitter.com/2l3jC4fP02

— Bobbi Cullum (@RealTurkeyLady) June 2, 2017